Be part of the QinetiQ journey. Join us as a Junior Naval Architect at our Gosport site, where you will have the opportunity to work with cutting-edge technology and many of the industry’s most brilliant minds.
The role
As a Junior Naval Architect, you’ll have a role that is out of the ordinary. The primary focus of the job will be the delivery of technical projects for the UK Ministry of Defence and international commercial customers.
Day-to-day, you’ll be working in resistance and propulsion, cavitation, propulsion and propeller design and model manufacturing. As part of the wider team, there will be opportunities to be involved in ship and submarine stability, seakeeping, manoeuvring and control, structures and life support.
Your responsibilities will include
- Use your own engineering knowledge and domain-specific understanding to lead discrete engineering-based tasks
- Work with the technical teams to identify opportunities to spread your knowledge as well as to develop your skills and those of the team
- Look to maximise the output of the team through discussions and collaboration
- Give technical presentations and talk knowledgeably about the work conducted
- Ensure that tasks you undertake are conducted safely, highlighting hazards and potentially unsafe practices
- Work with representatives from governance and discipline functions to ensure the projects you work on comply with statutory, regulatory, company, business and project-specific processes and procedures
This role is 37 hours per week based at Gosport. Hybrid working patterns available.
Essential experience
- You should have an excellent understanding of engineering, equivalent to someone who has completed a BEng / MEng in Naval Architecture or Mechanical Engineering
- We look for a range of experience from graduate-level candidates to experienced engineers
Essential qualifications
- You are willing to work towards Chartered Engineer status
Please note that all applicants must be eligible for SC clearance, as a minimum.
Many roles in QinetiQ are subject to national security vetting being completed, applicants who already hold the appropriate level of vetting may be able to transfer it upon appointment. A number of roles are also subject to additional restrictions, which mean factors such as nationality or previous nationalities may affect the roles that you can be employed in.
Our Benefits
- Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance
- Generous holiday allowance
- Health Cash Plan, Private Medical Insurance and Dental Insurance
- Employee discount portal: Personal Accident Insurance, Travel Insurance, Restaurants, Cinema Tickets and much more
- Holiday Trading is a benefit that allows most employees to buy up to 5 days’ additional leave
- We are proud to support the Armed Forces community by honouring the Armed Forces Covenant
- Payroll Giving and Volunteering - helping charities and local community
Our volunteering programme enables our people to use their professional skills to make a positive difference in our local communities, for example STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths) ambassador days in schools. We support a number of charities that are important to our people, including those that help the defence community.
Why Join QinetiQ?
As we continue to grow into new markets around the world, there has never been a more exciting time to join QinetiQ. The formula for success is our appetite for innovation and having the courage to take on a wide variety of complex challenges.
You will experience a unique working environment where teams from different backgrounds, disciplines and experience enjoy collaborating widely and openly as we undertake this exciting and rewarding journey. Through effective teamwork, and pulling together, you will get to experience what happens when we all share different perspectives, blend disciplines, and link technologies; constantly discovering new ways of solving complex problems in and diverse and inclusive environment where you can be authentic, feel valued and realise your full potential. Visit our website to read more about our diverse and inclusive workplace culture.
About QinetiQ
As a company of thousands of dedicated professionals, we are a world-centre of excellence in research and development and act as a catalyst for fast-track innovation, offering outstanding experimentation facilities, and technical, engineering and scientific expertise. QinetiQ is made up of dedicated experts in defence, aerospace, security and related markets, all working together to explore new ways of protecting what matters most. Being part of QinetiQ means being central to the safety and security of the world around us. Partnering with our customers, we help to save lives; reduce risks to society; and maintain the global infrastructure on which we all depend. Come and find out how you can play a role.
